Profile

Prof. Jyotirmay Biswas is an ophthalmologist who has specialized in uveitis and ophthalmic pathology. He has done fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery from Sankara Nethralaya and fellowship in ophthalmic pathology from University of Southern California, USA. He has published 581 articles in pubmed indexed journals, 70 chapters and seven books. He is a visiting professor at Advance Eye Care Center at PGIMER Chandigarh and Chinese University of Hongkong. He has mentored 61 uveitis fellows. He has received 64 awards including Hari OM Ashram Alembic research award from Indian Council Medical Research given by the President of India. He is a member of American College of surgeons, International Uveitis Study Group, American Uveitis Society and International Ocular Inflammation Society and fellow of National Academy of Medical Sciences. He is the founding member and past president of Uveitis Society of India. He is the founding president of Society of Inflammation research. He was the first to describe ocular lesions in AIDS in India. He has been ranked 8th in top 2% of Indian researcher in Ophthalmology. He is working as distinguished senior consultant of uveitis and pathology department. He was given the lifetime achievement award by All India Ophthalmological society in 2024 and Top 100 Ophthalmology by Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology.

Area of Expertise/Interest

• Uveitis
• Retinal Vasculitis
• Scleritis
• Aids
• Ocular Pathology

Affilliations

• International Ocular Inflammation Society
• International Uveitis Study Group
• American Uveitis Society
• Past president, Uveitis Society of India
• Past President, Society of Inflammation and research

Recognitions

• Dr Joseph Gnanadickam Gold Medal Oration Award 2023 at the 70th platinum Jubilee Annual Conference of Tamil Nadu Ophthalmic Association (TNOA), 4th August to 6th August 2023
• Dr. Dhanwant Singh Oration on 13th August 2023 “My journey of 34 years in Uveitis”.
• AIOS –IJO Gold Award 2022.
• Dr. S K Lall memorial oration award 2022
• Bengal uveitis summit oration Award 2021.
• 15TH INDIAN COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGIST AWARD 2022.
• FAICO Award on 2nd Feb, 2012.
• AIOS –B K Narayan Rao Award, 2022.
• AIOS –Best poster podium presentation Award June 2021.
• RP centre oration award on 13th March 2021.